New Dual LNB 118/119

[jwga14]

I have Old dish 500 and I have two singles LNBs (110 and 119). To get Anika 3 sat can I replace the LNB119 with LNB118/119 ??????Please let me know ASAP

[garys]

No, you need to get a 500+ dish with lnb's. The lnb's will not work properly on an older 500 dish.

[boba]

118.7 needs a larger dish than a dish 500.

[BattleZone]

118.7 is not a DBS-class satellite, but an FSS-class satellite. As such, it needs a 30+ inch dish and a special LNB (118.7 is the only FSS satellite that uses circular polarization, so it's very unique).

Bottom line: the cheapest, easiest, and by far the most reliable way to get 118.7 is with a Dish Network "Plus" dish. While you might get something else to work, unless you're a hardcore satellite dish "hacker", you'll spend a lot more money, waste a lot more time, and be a lot more frustrated than if you got the Plus dish to begin with.

[oljim]

Old superdish will work

[BattleZone]

Old superdish will work

... with a Plus dish conversion kit, yes, but most find the Superdish more difficult to work with.

[oljim]

No need to spend $100 for the conversion kit if he only want 118. Just get the 118/119 assy and put on the SD and it will get 118 better than a D500+ and not hard to do.